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She was born on May 27, 1920, in Midwest, Wyoming, to Douglas Jay Franklin and Avis Elzade Croft. She lived in Wyoming until 1939, when her mother moved her, along with her sisters Wanda and Lila and her brother Jay, to Montana. She lived in Red Lodge and Bridger until she graduated from Carbon County High School in 1949.

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Babe, 100 years old, was born to Scottish immigrants Margaret and William Marshall on April 23, 1918 in Boulder, Montana. Her mother was a beloved Red Lodge figure who headed up the Scottish Day of the Festival of Nations and nurtured her eight children and many other Red Lodge children throughout a long life. Her father “Scotty” was a blacksmith whose work took the family to many places in Montana, finally settling them in Red Lodge in 1936. Babe joined the old Carbon County High School senior class and graduated from Carbon County High in 1937.

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Ireneaus (Arnie) Sticka, 91, passed away peacefully (or “went to be with his Lord”) on Saturday, September 8, 2018, in Billings.

Arnie was born February 6, 1927, in Dickinson, North Dakota, son of Leonard and Minnie (Ehrmantraut) Sticka. He attended school at Fromberg, MT. Arnie joined the Army in 1945, and did his basic training in Ft. Lewis Washington. He later served as a Staff Sargent in Japan at the end of the war.

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Today, Wednesday, September 5, our Lord has called home our most loved Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother and Great-great grandmother.

Voncil Marie Heare was born to Aaron and Bertha Hare on January 15, 1920 in Floydada, Texas. At age 9, Vonnie’s mother passed away and she was raised by an Aunt until she graduated from Amarillo (TX) High School.

In 1944, Vonnie and her future husband met, each in Mercury convertibles. Their two week courtship before marriage in Childers, Texas lasted for 72 years until Ralph’s passing two years ago.

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Donald Robert Sandine, 69, of Red Lodge passed away on Aug. 28 in Helena. A proud Navy veteran, Don spent his life in Red Lodge hunting, fishing, and working first as a fire chief with the Red Lodge Fire Department and then as a surveyor for the Montana Department of Transportation before retiring to feed hummingbirds and care for his wife, Kathy, who passed in January. Don is survived by his two children, Tiffany and Zane, two younger brothers, Dewey and Darin and all of their families. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22 at noon at the Elks Club in Red Lodge.

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On September 4, 2018, a true gentleman left this valley for a better one. Richard A. Avent, 85, passed away after a short stay at The Willows in Red Lodge, MT.

Richard’s parents were Alden and Margaret Avent who ranched outside of Meeteetse, WY. When it was time for Richard to be born, Margaret traveled back to her hometown of Sparta, WI where her father, Dr. Carlton Beebe, helped bring Richard into the world.

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Peggy Sue (Granger) Elisoff, born on June 25, 1958 in Greeley, Colorado, passed unexpectedly on September 3, 2018 at St.Vincent Hospital in Billings.

Peggy is preceded in death by her parents; her mother, Darlene Kirkpatrick Granger, and her father, Alfred Granger; as well as her brother John, and sister, Ginny. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Michael Lee Elisoff. They met in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho through mutual friends and he patiently waited for her. Then on December 11, 1981 he asked for her hand in marriage.

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Jackson (Jack) Leigh Schutte of Lakeway, TX , formerly of Bridger, MT departed this life surrounded by family on August 5th 2018 . Jack was born September 2, 1942 to H Richard Schutte and Wilmyne (Bonnema) Schutte in mount Vernon, WA. He married Jo Ann Sugihara, August 18, 1962.

He was hired by Northwestern Bank(now Wells Fargo) for 17 years.

Jack and family moved to Billings in 1983. When he left banking, he purchased Billing Pipe and Pump.